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SS Mariposa
LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.
Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.
Steamship Mariposa, sailing from Sydney, 27 Nov, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Dec 22, 1893*.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, By whom was passage paid?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend
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1 Charles Louis Zetherland 38y M S Architect yes Swede Melbourne San Francisco yes self more No No
2 Miles Alex Allison 28y M S Cook yes English Sydney San Francisco yes self more No No
3 Fanny Jones 38y F S Nursery governess yes Welsh Melbourne San Francisco yes self more No No
4 William Semmers 29y M S Miner yes English Sydney San Francisco yes self more yes* yes*
5 Aldred Lewis 52y M M Laundryman yes English Sydney San Francisco yes self more yes* yes*
6 Byern Hadley 21y M S Draughtsman yes English Sydney San Francisco yes self more No No
7 Michael Ennis 36y M S Navvy yes Irish Sydney San Francisco yes self more No yes*
8 Timothy Cahill 51y M M Miner yes Irish Melbourne St Paul no self more No yes*
9 James Dobson 22y M S Carpenter yes English Sydney yes self more No No
10 Ruth Grifor 37y F M Housekeeper yes Victorian Melbourne yes self more No yes*
11 Barbara Mary Hill 28y F M Hospital Nurse yes Irish Brisbane yes husband more No yes*
12 Hugh Boyd 27y M S Farm Laborer yes Irish Melbourne yes self more No No
13 Arthur Williams 23y M S Painter yes Australian Sydney yes self more yes* No
14 C.S. Harnes 47y M M Engineer yes English Melbourne Vancouver yes self more No No
15 John Bryon 40y M M Laborer no Austria Australia San Francisco yes self $10 yes* No
16 Me?k* Hill 28y M M Bartender yes England Australia San Francisco yes self 15 yes* No
17 Barbara Hill* 2y F S none no Australian Australia San Francisco yes self none No
18 John Stiles 46y M S Hatter yes England Australia NY no self more yes No
19 John McKavick 26y M S Carp yes Austria Australia San Francisco yes self $10 yes* yes*
20 Horatio N Be??eo* 47y M M Well Borer yes Canada Australia Canada no self more yes* yes*
21 Fanny McDonald 65y F M Theatrical* yes English Melbourne San Francisco yes self more No yes*
22 William Schrader 43y M M Carpenter yes German Melbourne San Francisco yes self more No No
23 Anna Schrader 40y F M wife yes German Melbourne San Francisco yes self more No No
24 Lawrence Hill Whitefield 30y M S Draper yes English Melbourne San Francisco yes self more No yes*
25 Frank W?fman* 25y M S Gardener yes Swede Berwick Vict. San Francisco yes self more No No
sailing fron Auckland 2nd Dec, 1893
26 Percy Robert Dalebrook 22y M S Clerk yes * Auckland New York no self yes No No
27 Herbert Robt B??ce* 24y M S Farmer yes English Galatea NI San F yes self yes No No
28 Emmie W Hetherington 16y F S yes German Auckland Chicago no Mother yes No yes*
29 W.E. Wilson 35y M M Farmer yes New Zealand Christchurch San F yes self yes No No
30 ?.* Nelson 32y F M yes New Zealand Christchurch San F yes Husband yes No No
31 Chas Fraser 36y M M None yes Eng. N.Z. England yes self yes No yes*
sailing from Honolulu Dec 14
32 T W Mathews 37y5m M Single Engineer yes H.I. Honolulu no Self yes yes* yes*
33 M Hoonani 24y0m M Single Clerk yes Hawaiian Honolulu S.F. yes * yes No No
34 W C Manaole 20y M Single Draftsman yes Hawaiian Honolulu S.F. yes * yes No No
35 John Wahinemaikai 20y M Single Student yes Hawaiian Honolulu S.F. yes * yes No No
36 W B Stone 35y M Married Mason yes H.I. San Jose San Jose no Self yes No No
37 Hulda Stone 34y F Married None yes H.I. San Jose San Jose no Self yes No No
38 Grace Stone 10y F No None yes H.I. San Jose San Jose No No
Transcriber's Notes
There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
The sheet of the manifest with passengers from Honolulu gives arrival date as
Dec 21, 1893.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not
included in the table:
Seaport for Landing in the US=S.F.
Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?=yes
Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
Whether a Polygamist=no
Whether under contract to labor in the US=no (except passengers 33-35)
Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
Whether having any deformities=no
Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.
4 has been to S.F. He is going to join "Brothers, Bak Calif Mont."
5 has been to New York 1881. He is going to join his wife.
7 is going to join Brother John SF.
8 is going to join Brother Thomas.
10 is going to join Husband L Grifor.
11 Going to Join column says "accompanies husband."
13 has been to California 1888.
15 has been to S.F 1891.
16 missing letter(s) in first name could be "cl" or "d." He has been to
S.F 1888.
17 It says child beside this name.
19 has been to S.F 1891. He is going to join Brother S.F.
20 missing letter(s) in surname are "rn" or "m." He has been to S.F 1888.
He is going to join wife and children.
21 Occupation has been obscured by tape; my best guess is Theatrical. She
is going to join Son.
24 is joining relatives.
25 missing letter is "u" or "a."
26 Nationality is written over. Best guess is NZ.
27 This name could be Bruce, Bence, or Beuce.
28 is going to join Mrs Hetherington Chicago.
30 initial is probably "E."
31 is going to join someone (unspecified) in England.
32 was in the US 1887. He is going to join "parents Vallejo."
33-35 passage was paid by Hawaiian Exhibition. These passengers are under
contract to labor in the US.
National Archives and Records Administration,
Film M1410, Reel 1 Vol 1, Page 131, 135-136 Vol 2, Page 1.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild23 February 2000
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